EVDRIVER wrote:Ed, you are active on the site and no one is stopping you from posting in relevant threads as you just did.

When MNL recently closed a thread for the expressed purpose of suppressing vehicle safety information for current and potential BEV drivers, and MNL administration refused to reply to my warnings, I stopped making my regular posts on conversational topics.

I intend to continue to post on BEV safety issues.

As I said previously, If i were to lie by omission by not pointing out life-threatening events (in this case, driving a Tesla S or X) would place me in ~the same degenerate condition the cultists who deny the facts regarding TSLA's safety record, have already put themselves.

Off-topic:

I may also occasionally post on my reality-based observations on the capabilities of my eight-capacity-bar-2011 as long as I continue to drive it, as MNL's prevailing idiocy of relying on LBC readings is certainly the greatest factor impairing Nissan LEAF use, and I seem to be the only driver remaining from the early deliveries who has monitored my LEAF's actual battery condition and driving range from delivery, to date.

... ~115.2 miles on a single charge for the second leg of this trip pushes it right up to my personal comfort range for my eight-capacity-bar 2011.

Since this last trip illustrates why only fools take LBC reports of battery condition and available capacity seriously, I'll add some more details...

EVDRIVER wrote:Ed, you are active on the site and no one is stopping you from posting in relevant threads as you just did.

When MNL recently closed a thread for the expressed purpose of suppressing vehicle safety information for current and potential BEV drivers, and MNL administration refused to reply to my warnings, I stopped making my regular posts on conversational topics.

I intend to continue to post on BEV safety issues.

As I said previously, If i were to lie by omission by not pointing out life-threatening events (in this case, driving a Tesla S or X) would place me in ~the same degenerate condition the cultists who deny the facts regarding TSLA's safety record, have already put themselves.

Off-topic:

I may also occasionally post on my reality-based observations on the capabilities of my eight-capacity-bar-2011 as long as I continue to drive it, as MNL's prevailing idiocy of relying on LBC readings is certainly the greatest factor impairing Nissan LEAF use, and I seem to be the only driver remaining from the early deliveries who has monitored my LEAF's actual battery condition and driving range from delivery, to date.

... ~115.2 miles on a single charge for the second leg of this trip pushes it right up to my personal comfort range for my eight-capacity-bar 2011.

Since this last trip illustrates why only fools take LBC reports of battery condition and available capacity seriously, I'll add some more details...

jonathanfields4ever wrote:If it was a small chunk of concrete, that would have been a story, but it was huge. That would have killed the driver of any car, I’m sure.

Yes, Ed's anti-Tesla posts have crossed over into ridiculous hysteria. I suppose anyone who drove an actual tank might have survived having anything that big and heavy fall directly on their vehicle and them, but since cars aren't made out of steel (and/or ceramic) armor plate several inches thick, it's kind of a moot point. A similar attempt to credit Tesla's design and/or construction for the death of a driver who went off the road and bounced/rolled/plunged down a 500-foot seaside cliff is equally ludicrous.

There are many legitimate safety questions that can be raised re some of Tesla's decisions, especially regarding A/P and controls, but attributing this particular death to Tesla is laughable. At this rate, if an earthquake were to cause the Golden Gate Bridge to collapse, a Tesla happened to be the only car on it and the car and driver fell the 220 feet into the Bay and either died from the impact or drowned, Ed would blame Tesla for that too.

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jonathanfields4ever wrote:If it was a small chunk of concrete, that would have been a story, but it was huge. That would have killed the driver of any car, I’m sure.

Yes, Ed's anti-Tesla posts have crossed over into ridiculous hysteria. I suppose anyone who drove an actual tank might have survived having anything that big and heavy fall directly on their vehicle and them, but since cars aren't made out of steel (and/or ceramic) armor plate several inches thick, it's kind of a moot point. A similar attempt to credit Tesla's design and/or construction for the death of a driver who went off the road and bounced/rolled/plunged down a 500-foot seaside cliff is equally ludicrous.

There are many legitimate safety questions that can be raised re some of Tesla's decisions, especially regarding A/P and controls, but attributing this particular death to Tesla is laughable. At this rate, if an earthquake were to cause the Golden Gate Bridge to collapse, a Tesla happened to be the only car on it and the car and driver fell the 220 feet into the Bay and either died from the impact or drowned, Ed would blame Tesla for that too.

Maybe a Tesla on summon ran over his dog? I actually find his posts quite entertaining, but they Poe me hard. Is it fanboy satire or true famboyism? Impossible to know.